AXTIAXT Inc
AXTI Options Overview
IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
REWARDS
RISK ANALYSIS
AXTI Gamma Walls
Value
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 96.4% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 0.87x — IV ≤ HV
Sector percentile 98% — above sector median
Front/Back 0.90x — contango
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 113.0% — crisis-level IV
Effective IV 135.9% (ATM 113.0% + spread 11.4% + bias) — expensive
Total drag 17.01% (spread 11.43% + slippage 5.58%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 6.31 (vega 7.214 / spread 11.43%) — acceptable
Sentiment
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -7% (neutral) — Raw: -5%
|OI skew| 22.1% — call-heavy
Vol skew +9.8%, OI skew +22.1% — weak (same direction)
0-DTE 47%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: -17%, ATM: +17%, OTM: -9% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 61% — bearish vs sector
Activity
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 0.6x avg — normal
Vol/OI 8.3% — normal turnover
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +0.8% (5d) — stable
Sector activity percentile 86% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 38% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 26% — patient
Conviction -7 (bearish) — mixed
Liquidity
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 11.4% — wide
OI 221,920 — deep
Volume 18,340/day — active
$0.57 to cross — expensive
0 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 99% — much wider than sector
Depth 227.3 contracts (bid:121.0 ask:106.3) — adequate
Avg slippage 5.58% — poor
Timing
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope -10.2% — contango
IV percentile 96% — seller opportunity
IV kink -9.1pts — no clear event
θ/ν ratio 50.45 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -7% @ 54% consistency — unclear
Score 68 (ITM 20% + inst 38%) — HIGH institutional
Directional Strategy Fit
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Sep 7, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.